Taylor Swift might not love drama, but drama certainly found her when New York Knicks guard Tyler Kolek called her a “performative” fan of the team. The story has now taken a twist as Kolek’s girlfriend weighed in via Instagram. While Kolek is still on the Swifties’ hook, this might be some welcome reprieve.
Tyler Kolek’s girlfriend reveals she’s a Swiftie amid Knicks fans drama
Tyler Kolek faced immense backlash after saying that Taylor Swift might be the “fakest” celebrity supporter of the New York Knicks. His girlfriend, Lexi Sousa, has now clarified that she is a proud Swiftie (via New York Post). In the comment section of Kolek’s November 8 Instagram post, Sousa wrote, “Era’s tour attendee mind you !!” with a white heart emoji. She also reshared the comment on her Instagram Stories.
Sousa was referring to the Eras Tour, Swift’s record-breaking global tour during which she performed 149 shows across 21 countries. Kolek captioned his post, “Tyler’s Version,” a nod to the title of the 14-time Grammy winner’s re-recorded albums during her music catalogue dispute.
In another Instagram Story, Sousa shared a photo of Swift’s All Too Well (10 Minute Version) playing on the car’s stereo. She captioned the image, “Back on my grind (passenger princess-ing),” suggesting that her boyfriend was driving.
Days after labeling Swift a fake celebrity fan, Kolek explained that he did not know her Knicks following. He said, “It’s just a question that was asked for me, that maybe I answered in the wrong way. Take that on the chin. I love her music. We were just playing it five minutes ago, and I’m singing every word to every song. Nothing against her at all.”
“People have been going back and sending me all this stuff about her coming to the games, and she was actually wearing a [No.] 13 jersey [of] Joakim Noah back in the day with Carmelo [Anthony],” he continued. “That’s on me. I wasn’t up to date on my Taylor Swift Knicks fandom. So that’s on me.”
This story originally appeared on Realitytea
